Lily Amador
Lily Amador is a 2nd year master's student at the University of Arizona studying Higher Education in the department of Educational Policy Studies and Practice and intern with Assessment & Research for Fall 2023. She is from Los Angeles and graduated from California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) with her B.A. in Humanities and Communications with an emphasis on Ethnic and Gender Studies.
Lily is currently working in her second year as a graduate assistant for the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at Arizona. As a Ronald E. McNair scholar, she researched undergraduate research (UR) opportunities and the benefits associated with UR towards student’s career paths and academic success. As a Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center (UROC) Scholar, at CSUMB, she researched undergraduate experiences in distance learning and how to transition to equitable learning during COVID-19.